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red hat game
I hope memory serves me correct but when Red hat first sent out the free disks it had a game in it ...Would anyone remember the name of that game..It was the only game i played and just loved it..
LXer: Checking date components across fields
Published at LXer: 23-Sep-05 can be correctly broken up into 23, 9 and 2005. This post demonstrates a command to find incorrect break-ups in tables with tens of thousands of date components. ...
Recovery partitions with Centos
Windows OS generally comes with means to dedicate a partition as a recovery partition, which essentially is a bootable image of the OS, that can be selected and the OS restored to factory install...
Building Murmur on 14.2 Server
I'm trying to build the Murmur Slackbuild (https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/network/murmur/) on my Linode server, running Slackware 14.2. It seems that the latest version of Murmur requires...
LXer: When it comes to Linux system troubleshooting, find is my best friend
Published at LXer: Using the find command to investigate common system administrator issues can help ease the troubleshooting process. Read More......
Configure sendmail for multiple smarthosts depending on sender
I've found how to configure sendmail for multiple smarthosts, but what I want to do is to use a different smarthost depending on the sender. Application: I have subscribed to sendGrid which I would...
Which linux distro has GUI to adjust screen size (not resolution)?
I need to adjust the screen size on the display (TV), not resolution. There couple of OSes like Libreelec, Kodi, and windows with Nvidia adjustment. These have GUI to adjust the corner to of screen...
Stay alive.
To whom it may concern. Who should read this post. Debian (amd64) bullseye, with linux-image. When custom kernel is successfully compiled from linux-source. Read this post if you want to...
LXer: How World of Warcraft introduced me to Linux
Published at LXer: The story behind my career with Linux is a bit unusual. It starts back in 2005; I was working as an auto mechanic at a Nissan dealership in Toledo, Ohio. I had never used a...
LXer: Download Recursive Dependencies Of A Package In Ubuntu
Published at LXer: In this guide, we will see how to download recursive dependencies of a package in Ubuntu. In other words, we are going to download the dependencies of dependencies. Read...
LXer: How to install Sublime Text 3.0 Source Code Editor on CentOS 8
Published at LXer: Sublime text 3.0 is a popular, cross-platform, lightweight source code editor with an amazing working environment. In this article, we will show you how to install and launch a...
dropping you at shell
Hi, i have done LFS systemd-9.1 when i boot getting below error.Attachment 32988 (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/attachment.php?attachmentid=32988) Encountered a problem, dropping...
Virtual Box wiill not run error Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
It was running last week but now will not run gives error Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly. Please try setting...
Removing a kernel module Aggressively
my aim: to find peace my question, when there's a module, let's call it "nouveau", that is shipped with a distro and is installed by the installer, what are the steps one might take to remove all...
Conflict issue with Puppy on multi boot system
Hi folks, I installed bionic puppy on a machine that already had a dual boot Windoze/Mac set up. Puppy works great but I now can't choose to boot into Mac. Any suggestions on how I can regain...
Copy files by skipping parent directory
Hi I'm trying to copy a large list of files from a directory. The directory format is as follows. Code: --------- Folder- Parent- Subfolder- files to copy Parent- ...
LXer: How I containerize a build system
Published at LXer: A build system is comprised of the tools and processes used to transition from source code to a running application. This transition also involves changing the code's audience...
For the gamers: What are you playing right now, and on what system if not on PC?
No spoilers, please.
MAME's folder structure
Hi all. I could use some help understanding the MAME linux (Ubuntu-based) folder structure better. In Windows, everything goes in the MAME folder, e.g. C:\MAME\. In contrast, in Linux Mint, I find the...
Hello, World! -- from Paraguay!
Hello all! This quarantine has gotten me with free time in my hands and will finally use it to turn to a long overdue hobby, and that's messing with computers and stuff. I've enrolled myself in a...
LXer: An introduction to Cockpit, a browser-based administration tool for Linux
Published at LXer: Need to monitor or administer a server remotely via the web? Look no further than Cockpit. Read More... (https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/intro-cockpit)
LXer: How young people can help fight COVID-19 with code
Published at LXer: More than 91% of students around the world are impacted by school closures due to COVID-19, and most governments have temporarily closed academic institutions. That's nearly 1.6...
LXer: Started from the bottom, now we're near: 16 years on, open-source vector graphics editor Inkscape draws close to v1.0
Published at LXer: 'It was really a long process because it's just volunteer work'Interview Inkscape, a popular open-source vector graphics application, is heading for its 1.0 release more than 16...
firefox-72.0b5.source.tar.xz builds on armv7 system
i have kernel 5.5.1-1-ARCH armv7l from peach pi on chromebook snow firmware also from there and modules. slackware arm binutils 2.33.1 glibc-2.30 gcc-9.2.0 i...
How is Reverse IP, PTR, rDNS configured on a home server?
Hello, I am somewhat confused with *Reverse IP, PTR, rDNS* and I have these questions: *1.* Do I need to configure the PTR? *2.* How should I configure the PTR? *3.* Can I configure it on the...
"not from all" in ip rules
Just trying to educate myself a little. After starting a wireguard server, my ip rules look like this: Code: --------- 0: from all lookup local 32764: from all lookup main...
How to copy extensions from one chromium browser to another
Found a thread that explains copying FF extensions https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/newbie-introducing-and-how-to-restore-old-firefox-files-to-the-new-one-4175668918/ but...
disable root login MariaDB without password
Hello. I installed MariaDB 10.4 in my server. when i try to login into MySQL, i can login into mysql without password. i check some solutions in other sites, but still my problem exist. My OS is :...
LXer: Introduction to R and RStudio for Data Science
Published at LXer: This is a crash course in data science designed for the absolute beginner. Get up to speed in 20 minutes. Read More... (https://www.linuxlinks.com/r-rstudio-data-science/)
update-grub cannot find Windows 10
I installed Devuan using the default installation procedure on sda. I've had serious problems with Windows 10 walking on my linux installations, especially during Windows updates, so I physically...
Linux cracked games
So i got into linux recently ,been using it about a week now, and i was wondering if i run a native linux game from steam Like doom witch runs fine as far as i know ,mount the iso as a disk image...
Debian 10 anacron timing
Hi, I installed anacron on my Debian 10 and I just want to be sure to understand how it works on Debian (I've read there are some distro-dependent configurations, including Debian) before I have...
LXer: How to Play Witcher 3 on Linux
Published at LXer: The Witcher game is available for Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox, but Linux users were left out in the cold. Here's how you can play the Witcher 3 on Linux. Read More......
[SOLVED] NVIDIA driver module not installed following kernel upgrade
I am using the Devuan distro. I recently ran Synaptic Package Manager, reloaded, marked all upgrades, and applied the changes. One of the changes was an upgraded kernel version from [whatever]11...
Bodhi browser/app installer has blank pages
I installed Bodhi legacy and the integrated browser wouldn't show anything other than the Bodhi quickstart document that's in the installation files. The app installer site and any others sites on the...
Need help with script to copy files from hfs+ (read-only) to ntfs (some chars not allowed)...
I have some recovered files on an hfs+ drive (which is journaled, so I can only mount it read-only), that I need to copy to an ntfs drive so they can be accessed from a friend's windows machine....
User Permissions
Hey there, I'm relatively new to AIX/Unix. I would like some assistance in managing user access and deny them permission to run the rm command. Any ideas as to how i can achieve this? Thnx ...
Create Snapshots and send them over SSH
Heyho, I looked around quite a bit but I do not find a good/easy answer. I have a nextcloudpi running and once a day (cron) it copies all data to a synology diskstation (waking in up with WOL and...
LXer: Firefox 76 Promises New Security Features, Improved Picture-in-Picture
Published at LXer: With the Firefox 75 release hitting the streets earlier this month, Mozilla already kicked off the development cycle of the next major release, Firefox 76, which is now available...
KDE app compatibility under GTK in LinuxMint
I use LinuxMint 19.1 (Tessa) with the Mate desktop. There are some applications native to KDE that I use, and most seem to be OK running in a basically GTK environment, I guess because there are...
Are files produced by gscan2pdf suitably searchable?
I am asked to send files as "searchable PDF files". I do not know much about PDF files or, except faxing and printing them, what one can do with them. It looks like my installed "gscan2pdf" in...
What keyring is in slack current and how to access it
I get popups about ---Quote--- An application wants to create a new keyring called 'Default Keyring' ---End Quote--- I've found plenty online about simply hitting 'enter' and having an empty...
Moving /var/ to a new partition
Dear LQ, I have installed proxmox on a server without partitioning it first. Now I would like to move the /var/ directory to a new partition. I don't know where to start. How would you do it ?
Regarding Changing UUID in CentOS7
Hi Team, while deploying VM in our environment, VM team used templates and hence same UUID has been replicated across all virtual machines which are CENTOS7 We are looking to change it to unique...
LXer: How to Install Memcached on CentOS 8
Published at LXer: Memcached is a free and open-source high-performance in-memory key-value data store. Typically, it used as a caching system to speed up applications by caching various objects...
TigerVNC has me by the tail :-(
I have been using various flavors of VNC for more than 20 years. I will be the first to admit that I really have no idea what I am doing. Creating a working ~/.vnc/startup script is always an...
Passing on some well-deserved praise of Bodhi
Some well deserved praise of Bodhi 5.1 on the Dutch Ubuntu forum today: https://forum.ubuntu-nl.org/index.php?topic=107616.msg1045428#msg1045428 Translated: "(....) Am experimenting with it on an...
No audio with SIP calls after enabling lots of ports
I have no audio on internet phone calls on Ubuntu 19.10. All outgoing and incoming calls, on both Linphone and Zoiper, are affected. I have enabled ports 5060, 7078, 9078, 11078 (in both...
5.1 sound card for linux
Guys, I cannot get my creative soundcard to use 5.1 in linux. Is there a good card out there that allows 5.1 functionality in LInux? Cost is no issue. I run PopOS, but I'll go to any Linux...
Migrating to Gnome from KDE
Migrating to Gnome from KDE, what is the technique to put specifically Konsole on the right click pop-up menu or any other modifications to the menu, order etc. Thanks
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